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Ben Sasse: “We have to stop talking about only two groups, the pragmatists and the hard-liners.”

On the recordJanuary 26, 2015
We have to stop talking about only two groups, the pragmatists and the hard-liners.
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Ben Sasse
Republican · Nebraska

Editor's note · Context

Sasse emphasizes the need to recognize a third group in Iran's political landscape.

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